Chapter 2 Practice Test Questions
Practice Test 1
1. Name the integer that is suggested by the following situation. The temperature Friday was 5° below 0°.
Use > or < to write a true sentence.
2. -1 ____ 0
3. -2 ___ -6
4. Find
the absolute value.
5.
Evaluate. 
Use > or < to write a true sentence.
6. -2.1 ___ -2.4
7. 6.075 _____ 6.07
8. Find the additive inverse of -9.
Add.
9. -12 + 12
10. -8 + 5 + (-6)
11. In a football game, a team runs four plays with the following results: 12-yd gain, 24-yd loss, 32-yd gain, 8-yd loss. Find the total gain or loss.
Simplify.
12. -2 - 8
13. 16 - (-4)
14. 3x + (-5x) – 6x
Simplify.
15. -8(-9)
16. (
)(-1)(-2)
17. -40 ÷ 5
18.
19.
Multiply.
20. 4(x - 9)
21. - 2(4c + 3d - 1)
Factor
22. 10y - 30
23. 16 - 24b
Collect like terms.
24. 3x – 8x + 2x
25. 4a - 2a - 2b + b
Simplify.
26. -(3x - 6y + 4)
27. 3 - 2(d - 2) + 10
28. Write an equation that can be used to solve the problem. Margo made three times as much money as Toni. If Toni made $9, how much did Margo make?
Practice Test 2
1. Use > or < to write a true sentence.
-3- ___ -5
2. Find
the absolute value. 
3.
Evaluate. 
Use > or < to write a true sentence.
4. -4.3 ____ -3.4
5. -15.3 ____ 15
Add.
6. -15 + (-3)
7. -6 + 3 + (-9) + 4
8. At the beginning of this week, John had $10.75. If he spent $6.35 at the movies, received $5.00 allowance and bought a book for $5.40, how much money does he have now?
Simplify.
9.
10. 15 - (-8)
11. 5x - ( - 3x ) + 15 + (-8)
12.
13. - 2(-3)(6)(-2)
Simplify.
14. -63 ÷ 3
15.
16.
Multiply.
17. 8 ( 2x - 4y + z)
18. - 6(3a + 2b - 1)
Factor.
19. 15y + 45
20. 18x + 9y - 3
Collect like terms.
21. 5y - 2x + 6y - 2y
22. m - 3m + 2q - 9q
Simplify.
23. 4y - (2y + 2)
24. 4c - 3(5c – 2x + 2)
25. 5 (x + 2) - 4 - 2(x - 1) + 6
26. Write an equation that can be used to solve the problem. The Cardinals won 6 more games than the Bears. The Cardinals won 11 games. How many did the Bears win?
Practice Test 3
1. Use < or > to write a true sentence. -18 ____ -3
2. Find
the absolute value. 
3.
Evaluate. 
Use < or > to write a true sentence. 6.8 ____ -7.3
4. 6.8 ____ -7.3
5. -12 ____ -12.2
Add.
6. 4 + (-16)
7. - 5 + 3 + (-12) + 7
8. During a series of plays, the Oilers lost 4 yards, gained 7 yards, lost 6 yards, and gained 10 yards. How many yards did the Oilers gain or lose during the series?
Simplify.
9.
10. -19 - (-4)
11. 4y - (-3y) + 7 - (-2)
12.
13. - 3(-2)(4)(-2)
14. -72 ÷ 9
15.
16.
Multiply.
17. 4(6x + 2y - z)
18. -5(3a - 2c + 1)
Factor.
19. 7b - 49
20. 45x + 15y - 15
Collect like terms.
21. -4m - 5 + m + 12
22. – 6x + 4y + 3x - 12y
Simplify.
23. 6c - (-2c + 4)
24. 4y - 3(5y + 3x - 1)
25. [4(g + 2) – 31] - [3(g - 1) + 5]
Write an equation that can be used to solve the problem.
26. Twelve tickets cost $192. How much does one ticket cost?
Practice Test 4
1 Find the true sentence.
1. A. -6 > 5 B. - 13 > -12 C. 71 < 82 D. -5 < -6
2. A. -7 > 5 B. -3 > -4 C. 41 < 39 D. 41 < -39
Evaluate.
3.
A. 4 B. 12 c. -12 D. -4
4. 
A. 12 B. -12 c. 7 D. -7
5. Find the true sentence.
A. -5.1
> -4.2 B. -7.8 > 9 C
D. 
6. Add. -5 + 3 + (-12) + 7
A. -21 B. -7 c. -11 D. - 10
7. Solve.Joan received an allowance of $5.00, bought school supplies for $3.49, earned $8.00 for yardwork, and spent $6.50 at a movie. How much did she have left?
Simplify.
8.
9. 4y - (-3y) + 6 + (-14)
Multiply.
10. (0.3) x (-0.3)
11. - 3(4)(-2)(-1)(5)
Divide.
12.
13 .
Multiply.
14. 4(3y + 2m + 1)
15. -5(6a + 3b - 1)
Factor.
16. 4x - 8y
17. 36x + 12y - 6
18. Collect like terms. 4x + (-5y) + (-6x) + 3y
Simplify.
19. 5m - (-3m + 1)
20. 4x - 2 (3x - 2y + 1)
21. [2(y + 3) + 1] - [3(y + 2) + 5]
22. Which equation can be used to solve the problem? There are 1962 students in junior high school. There are 973 boys. How many girls are there?
Practice Test 5
1. Use > or < to write a true sentence. -4 ____ -8
2. Find
the absolute value. 
3.
Evaluate 2
+
for
a = -2 and b = 5.
4. Show that -5.4 can be written as the ratio of two integers.
5.
Write these numbers in order from least to greatest.
6. Add. -6 + 5 + (-5)
7. Add.
8. Find -(-(-x)) + (-y) when x is -3 and y is 4.
9. The temperature reached a high of 85° on Monday. 9. On Tuesday, the high rose 6°. On Wednesday, it rose 2°, but fell on Thursday by 15°. If it rose 10° on Friday, what was the highest temperature on Friday?
Simplify.
10. 6 - (-14)
11. 8 - 13.56
12. -6 + 2c + (-4c) - 14
13.
14.
15. Simplify. -96 ÷ 12
16. Simplify.
17. Multiply. 5(3a + 2b - c)
18. Multiply. -2(4x - 3y - 2)
19. Factor. 16 - 2p
20. Factor. ce + cf - cg
Collect like terms.
21. 4m - 3n + 7m - 2n
22. -x – 4x + 6y - 7y
Simplify.
23. 2a - (6a - 10)
24. [5 (x + 3) – 7] - [4 - 3(x - 1)]
25. Write an equation that can be used to solve the problem. The winning candidate received 35,216 votes more than the runner-up. If 51,634 people voted, how many votes did the runner-up receive?
Which axiom or property guarantees the truth of each statement?
26. -d + d = 0
27. 3(x + y) = 3x + 3y